09/18/2013: A time-lapse of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conducting a resupply at sea with the USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201), July 20, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving…
09/17/2013: During COUGAR 13, a MV-22 had landed on a British Warship and operated by a British pilot. September 16, 2013, UK exchange pilot LT “Odd Job” Wotten operating with VMX-22 “bounced off” of HMS Illustrious. [slidepress gallery='uk-pilot-operating-mv-22-lands-on-british-warship-during-exercise'] Credit Photos: 26th MEU:9/16/13 According to the Royal Navy: Cougar is the…
2013-09-14 by Robbin Laird This video from Airbus Military provides a good overview on the A330 aircraft. It is a tanker which can do other things, including lift, aeromedical evacuations, transport and with a large deck available for future technology expansions can be available to play a role which currently…
07/13/2013: Broadcast news story about the F-16 regeneration to become a drone on Davis-Monthan AFB. Produced by Airman 1st Class Ariel Tumlinson. Credit: 355th Fighter Wing: 7/9/13
09/09/2013: Part of any multinational exercise is discovering the similarities or differences in military philosophy. It'a a question Gail McCabe asked the senior U.S. military representative at the West African based Exercise Western Accord. Credit:Army Broadcasting:7/9/13
09/08/2013: This past May, the Marines practiced hot pit refueling at Eglin. This is a technique to generate more combat capability through a ramp up of sortie generation rates. One might note the seamless engagement of a UK pilot in the exercise. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed…
09/08/2013: The first solo flight of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by a UK operational pilot has taken place in the United States. [slidepress gallery='first-uk-operational-flight-of-f-35'] Credit Photos: 33rd Fighter Wing On 19 March at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler piloted the fifth-generation multi-role stealth aircraft…
09/08/2013: In the Fall of 2012, the South Korean Air Force visited the 33rd Fighter Wing. In this slideshow, several photos highlight aspects of that visit. [slidepress gallery='south-korean-air-force-visits-f-35-eglin-facility'] Credit Photos: 33rd Fighter Wing
